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From: djewhurs@mira.acs.calpoly.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Upgrading an old Deskpro
Message-ID: <276b1a03.58e7@petunia.CalPoly.EDU>
Date: 16 Dec 90 06:53:55 GMT
Reply-To: djewhurs@mira.acs.calpoly.edu ()
Organization: Cal Poly State University -- San Luis Obispo
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I've got an old Compaq Deskpro that I really want to upgrade. It currently
has an 8086 running at 7Mhz.  Unfortunately, this is running too slow for
me these days.  I know that a Sota 286 card will help out but I haven't
seen one for less than $275.  

I don't know of any motherboards that would fit in the Compaq. (It has a
unusual size motherboard)  I thought about replacing the 8086 with a 
8088 running at 10Mhz.  Does anyone know if this will work?  I don't know
if all the other chips will be able to keep up at this new speed.

If anyone has any ideas on this or other suggestions let me know, I want
to try and get my computer running up to a decent speed.